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Music History Events: Releases

February 8, 1965 The Supremes release "Stop In The Name Of Love."

January 16, 1965 The Guess Who release their debut album, Shakin' All Over.

January 15, 1965 The Who's first single, "I Can't Explain," is released in the UK.

October 27, 1964 The Supremes release "Come See About Me."

October 17, 1964 The Rolling Stones release their second American album, 12X5.

August 29, 1964 Roy Orbison releases "(Oh) Pretty Woman."

August 22, 1964 Martha and the Vandellas record "Dancing In The Streets."

July 13, 1964 The Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" in the US. The title comes from a phrase Ringo Starr came up with.

July 10, 1964 Manfred Mann release a little ditty called "Do Wah Diddy Diddy," which shoots to #1 in America three months later.

July 5, 1964 Them (with Van Morrison) release "Gloria."

June 5, 1964 The first recording featuring David Bowie is released. He's still known as David Jones when "Liza Jane" by David Jones and the King Bees comes out.

April 28, 1964 Elvis Presley releases "Viva Las Vegas," the title song to his movie, which opens six weeks later.

April 16, 1964 The Rolling Stones release their self-titled debut album in the UK.

April 2, 1964 Elvis Presley releases the soundtrack album Kissin' Cousins for his movie of the same name. The album will peak at #6 on the Billboard albums chart.

March 2, 1964 Vee-Jay Records in Chicago creates the Tollie label and releases "Twist And Shout" by The Beatles.

February 21, 1964 The Rolling Stones release their first single in America, a cover of the Buddy Holly song "Not Fade Away."

February 14, 1964 The Dave Clark Five release "Bits And Pieces."

February 3, 1964 The Beach Boys release "Fun, Fun, Fun," which stalls at #5 in the US, thanks to Beatlemania.

January 23, 1964 The Temptations release "The Way You Do The Things You Do."

January 20, 1964 The Beatles' first American album is released: Meet the Beatles! The first two tracks are the hits "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There."

November 22, 1963 Phil Spector (who is Jewish) releases A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector, which he worked on all summer with his best musicians. US president John F. Kennedy is killed the same day, and the album suffers dismal sales, although some of the songs, including The Ronettes' version of "Frosty The Snowman," later become holiday favorites.

November 22, 1963 The Beatles release their second studio album, With The Beatles.

October 28, 1963 The Beach Boys release "Be True To Your School," featuring part of the Hawthorne High fight song, where the Wilson brothers went to school.

September 16, 1963 Currently the #1 song in the UK, The Beatles' "She Loves You" is released by the tiny Swan label in America, but the Stateside public has no idea who the group is, and the single fails to chart. When Capitol releases "I Want To Hold Your Hand," Beatlemania ensues and the song hits #1. A re-released "She Loves You" single follows it to the top.

July 26, 1963 Smokey Robinson & the Miracles release "Mickey's Monkey."

July 20, 1963 Lesley Gore releases "Judy's Turn To Cry."

July 10, 1963 Martha and the Vandellas release "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave."

June 29, 1963 A Bob Dylan song charts for the first time when Peter, Paul and Mary's cover of "Blowin' In The Wind" enters the Hot 100 at #86. In August, it climbs to #2, introducing many listeners to Dylan's music.

June 22, 1963 The Surfaris release "Wipe Out."

June 7, 1963 The Rolling Stones release their first single, a cover of "Come On" by Chuck Berry.